The prolonged period of low interest rates has played a role in spurring record pricing and
general asset inflation.
Not exact matches
Before there's
general inflation of hard
assets and wages there could well be an acceleration in financial
asset inflation:
Typically hard
assets are an excellent hedge against
inflation, meaning their value rises as the
general price levels for goods and services increases (known as Consumer Price Index or CPI).
Investors and
asset managers who didn't understand the operational realities of the monetary system made devastatingly erroneous predictions about the direction of interest rates,
inflation, stocks, commodities and the economy in
general.
In
general, Workman views real estate as an
inflation hedge and a growth
asset for his family office clients.